Pamela Gillen, ND, RN, CNS, CACIII

Assistant Professor of Research

Pamela Gillen currently holds a position with the College of Nursing as an assistant professor of research through the Department of Nursing, and she is the Project Director for the University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus Colorado Fetal Alcohol and other Prenatal Substances Prevention Project (COFAS).

She has more than 39 years of experience in the field of health and prevention.Gillen's experience includes working with the high-risk clients in criminal justice, social services and public health.She has practiced as a public health nurse coordinator and nurse case manager for at risk pregnancies working with high-risk women of childbearing age. She has been a co-chair elect for National FASD Center for Excellence Expert panel. Gillen earned her Clinical Doctorate of Nursing from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, and she earned her undergraduate degree in drug, alcohol and addictive behaviors from Metropolitan State College of Denver.​